Torreón de San Lázaro Turret
Discover the Torreón de San Lázaro Turret in Havana, Cuba, and learn much about Cuba’s defense system
Torreón de San Lázaro Turret
© Theodore Liebersfeld
Torreón de San Lázaro Turret, also known as Torreón de la Caleta Turret, is a monumental 18th century watchtower located in Vedado, Havana.
This monumental tower was built by the engineer Marcos Lucio de Nueva España in 1665. It was built as a defensive watchtower to spot enemy ships and worked as a nexus between La Punta Castle and La Chorrea Fortress, at a time when pirates attacks were constant.
It has this name as it was erected over the land previously occupied by a leper colony.
Its construction from a perfect stonework cylinder in three levels, with several loopholes on its second level; and a sturdy barricade with several embrasures on the top floor.
Nowadays it is part of a park in honor of a general of the War of Independence, Antonio Maceo.
More information:
Location:
Avenida del Malecón, Havana - Cuba.
Interactive map:
Vedado
- Essentia places to visit:
- University of Havana
- Plaza de la Revolución Square
- José Martí Memorial
- Christopher Columbus Cemetery
- El Malecón
- Other places:
- Museo Napoleónico (Napoleonic Museum)
- National Museum of Decorative Arts
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- Hotel Habana Libre
- Edificio Focsa Building
- Dance Museum
- Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine
- US Interest Section
- Máximo Gómez Museum (Quinta de los Molinos)
- Monument to Antonio Maceo
- Torreón de San Lázaro Turret
- Avenida de los Presidentes de la Habana Avenue
- Casa de las Américas House
- Train Museum
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